Meet the Team

For general inquiries, please contact gradschool@uh.edu

Vice Provost and Dean

Sarah C. Larsen, Ph.D.
Vice Provost and Dean of the Graduate School

Bridgette Jones
Executive Administrative Assistant to Vice Provost and Dean Larsen
& Special Events Coordinator

Leadership Team

Mariel Rocha-Narvaez
Director, Graduate School

Akash Bhatt
Application Developer IV

Fitzgerald Smith
Director, Graduate & International Admissions

Tashemia V. Jones, Ed.D.
Director, Graduate Academic Affairs

Academic Affairs Team

Tashemia V. Jones, Ed.D.
Director, Graduate Academic Affairs

Monica Bennett
Program Manager II

Admissions Team

Fitzgerald Smith
Director, Graduate & International Admissions

Tambekia Watts
Admissions Manager

Krystal Sugulleh
Recruiter

International Admissions Team

Lorena Martinez
Senior SEVIS Coordinator

Vacant
SEVIS Coordinator

Adrienne Arceneaux
Transcript Analyst II

Vacant
Transcript Analyst II

Tendo G Mukasa
Transcript Analyst II

Victoria Saucedo
Transcript Analyst I

Domestic Admissions Team

Timothy Davis
Transcript Analyst I

Kamdyn D Holloway
Transcript Analyst I

Student Assistants

Viswatej Kumar Mudigonda
Research Assistant

Pending
Research Assistant

Finance & Operations Team

Mariel Rocha-Narvaez
Director, Graduate School Finance and Operations

Aynaz Shafiesabet
Program Manager II

Customer Services

Vacant
Research Assistant

Shireesh Kumar
Research Assistant

Roya Karimi
Research Assistant

Aakanksha Govindaraju
Research Assistant

Jake Williams
Graduate School Assistant

Special Events

Bridgette Jones
Special Events Coordinator

Technology Team